Elain Owen, a long standing member of Sharks, achieved some impressive results when competing in Cardiff last weekend returning home with two Gold medals.

The sole entrant from Sharks at the annual Tiger Bay Open Meet at the Cardiff International Pool, Elain was up against swimmers from across Wales in what is always a very popular and competitive gala in the swimming calendar.

On the Saturday, Elain, competing in her first event the 200m Breaststroke, swam a personal best time to win the Gold medal. Later that evening she again set another personal best wiping 5seconds off her previous best for the 200m Individual Medley.

The following day, Elain again delivered another impressive swim with a third personal best, this time in the 100m Breaststroke, which was good enough to win her a second Gold medal of the gala.

Sharks Head Coach Alan Webster said: “It’s really tough competing at this level and Elain coped brilliantly with the added pressure that comes with swimming in the international sized 50m pool in Cardiff. She certainly swam to her full potential and achieving personal best times in all three events is all you can ask. She can be very proud indeed of her performance and winning two Gold medals at this gala is a really impressive achievement.”

Entry now open for the North Wales Championships which will take place over the first two weekends in February 2018. All detail in the attached entry form. All entries back to Kevin no later than Friday 15 December 2017.

Attached below is the entry form for this years Club Gala which takes place over two nights on Wednesday’s 20th September & 4th October 2017.

Deadline to return entries is Wednesday 6th September 2017.

We’re circulating the form early as you may wish to sort out your entries before the summer holidays as the deadline falls in the first week back to school – we won’t be able to extend the deadline as we’ll need the time to sort out entries, heats & timeline so do please make sure you return entries in plenty of time so that no one is disappointed and misses out.

All details can be found on the entry form.

Either email your completed entry form to me at kevin.owen@nfu.org.uk with payment by BACS or alternatively hand your completed form with cheque payment to a coach or poolside helper. We’d prefer no cash payments but if it’s easier please ensure form & correct cash payment are in a clearly marked and sealed envelope.

Coaches/Poolside Helpers – As of tomorrow night (Monday 3rd) there be a blue plastic wallet file inside our white attendance register clearly marked ‘Club Gala’ if you cold please place all entries & payments received in there and they’ll be collected each week.

The entry form for the Len Thomas Memorial Meet at Llandudno on Sunday 9th July 2017 is attached below.

This is a Level 2 meet so the Qualifying Times (QT’s) are quite fast but there are Consideration Times (CT’s) too which would allow all our swimmers to enter. However, if the meet is oversubscribed, please note that priority will be given to those with the fastest CT’s.

The bus will leave Llanfair Caereinion at 3pm; collect at Welshpool at 3:30pm, at Llanymynech at 3:40pm and at Llynclys X-roads at 3:45pm. Warm-up is at 5pm. Gala starts at 5:30pm. Back in Welshpool by around 9pm. Bus is £5 per person and we’ll call in MacDonalds (Chirk) on our way home.

We do need to provide Officials & Judges, so please let me know if any parents are travelling with us and who can help in this respect.